Faculty Fellow Resources
Evaluation
Evaluation is an important part of service-learning. Many tools exist to get the perspectives of the various parties involved and to determine the efficacy and quality of service-learning efforts.
Community Partner Survey
Community partners should be surveyed periodically to ensure the students are working on projects that are meaningful for the organization and that the relationship the partner is building with the faculty member and the institution has a solid foundation. A few samples surveys designed for community partners can be found below.
The following resources are intended as guides for informational use only. Please contact the service-learning coordinator or contact at your institution to determine the forms and guidelines that may be necessary for your particular institution.
 American Association of Community Colleges
 Learn and Serve America
Gonzaga University
University of Central Florida
Community Partner Evaluation of Student
Community Partners can be instrumental in helping a faculty member gauge the quality of work the student has performed for the community partner over the course of the semester.
Daemen College – Survey 1
Daemen College – Survey 2
Canisius College
Buffalo State College
California State University – Northridge
St. Lawrence University
Emerson College
Northeastern University
Student Evaluation
Students should also be surveyed, independent of reflection activities, to determine the quality of their experiences with the community organization. Many faculty and schools use student evaluations to determine future site placements for their students and to help them re-examine existing partnerships.
Daemen College
Canisius College
Brevard Community College
Gonzaga University
University of Central Florida
Northeastern University
Faculty Survey
Faculty surveys can serve a number of purposes, including providing the institution with a sense of the number of faculty engaged in service-learning, the impact of the service projects on their students and course outcomes, and the quality of the partnerships being developed.
Brevard Community College
Metropolitan State University
University of Central Florida
Leeward Community College
Assessing Student Learning
Some additional tools may be needed to help a faculty member or higher education institution determine the efficacy of their service-learning efforts.
Metropolitan State University “Assessing Student Learning”
“Using Rubrics to Assess Journal Entries”
University of Pittsburgh “Service Learning Journal Web Blog Grading Rubric”
“Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Service-Learning in Higher Education”
“Assessing Service Learning”
“Using Rubrics to Assess Learning Through Service in Maine”
Hamline University “Rubrics for Levels of Reflection”
UCLA Service-Learning Clearinghouse Project – Articles on Assessing Service Learning in Higher Education
Pre and Post-Service Surveys
Surveys administered before and after a student’s service can help gauge the impact of the experience on the student’s learning, outlook and perspective.
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Pre Service Learning Survey
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Post Service Learning Survey
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